Rotary printing-press.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

P. NEWBOLD.

ROTARY PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3,1906

R M m 1 a m m w m H m r l. m \M M W um. Q m MR No. 844,461. PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

F. NEWBOLD.

ROTARY PRINTING PRESS APPLICATION TILED MAY 3,1906.

2 SHBETSSHBET 2.

Elwuanfoz ihwooea J D (kw fay GHto'LmugS UN T S $E e em- O F E- rLsMnve NE BOLDQ or. WASHINGTON, prsrsro'r OF COLUMBIA.

ROTARY PRINTING-PRESS.-

frequently desirable to deliver'from two single or narro'wwidth rolls of papeninounted 1'5 111 axial -.alinenient "or ,end' to end ,on the same axle or shaft two single-widthlwebs to lbesimultaneously printedupon b a double width form-cylinder or by a pl'ura 'ty'of such cylinders arranged in series 111 the sameman: 29 nor as said form cylinder or cylinders would print upon a single double-width Web delivcred from 'a double-width roll ofj papei' mounted upon thejsame or a similar shaft.

" This is des1rable, for example, infrintinpg' a a .5 'sp0rting1s'ection1of the Sunday e ition .o

' newspaper upon a sin le ornarrow ,width' webiof adiiferent color omthe paper ofthe ifother'parttof the editi'onfor in printing "a iaag zme section of the Sunday edltion upon 361a width or. narrow Web of quality or calendar. of surface from the pap er oi the other part: of the edition. Furthermore, when it is.found, as sometimes hap-. pens that the singlawidth-rolls of paper in 'stock'are proportionately larger than the double-Width rolls of the same paper it is .often desirable .to adju'stthe proportion by utilizingtwo single-width rolls where a.

double-widthfroll would ordinarily .beused. Furthermore, .as the desirability of using two single or narrow width rolls frequently 'appliesio nly' to editions issued on a certain day ofthe week Sunday, for example and r as it is desirable for the other editions to 4 5 use the usual double-width rolls in place of the two'singlevvidth rolls it is to that end neces .sary in order that the full capacity of the pressin'a at all times beutilized that the improve means us'edin r onjunttioniwith two single-width. rolls shall be quickly and readily interchangeable with the means used in conjunction. with a single double-width Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 3,19h6. Serial No. 315,049. v

g of web-rolls from Whichthe webslnsaid drawings, Fi

a different pat nted r b. 19, 1907. I

a roll. It further desirable that in printingpressesl iaving twoor more decks the means used for one or two rolls 'shall'be adapted to from one deck vto another.

Th aboveahd other desirable results and advantages are attained by my present inventiop,"which is capable of expressionin va- '60 rious mechanical forms. v In the accompanying drawings I have illustra'ted What I'believe to be the preferred embodiment thereof and which in practical use on' any deck and readily changeable operation has given satisfactory, and highly 6 5 successful results. 4

e 1 isa side eleva- 'tio'i1. of parts of a twoeck newspaper-print Fig.,2 is a front elevation from ing lpress. I the ft'of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is averticalsectional- 7o View on the lin3 3 of'Fig. 1, and Fig. 4' is a perspective View of' the i sha ft and parts;

side, fthepress. v A ;-'12 and 13 areal des'or shafts rotatably mounted and supported at oppositeends in hearings in framework wand-11. h

14 is a'double-width roll of pa er, or as it is commercially known, web +ro l',, mounts,

ed on shaft 12. and, from 'which web 17 is" dravirn and 'printed uponby the double \avidth, form-cylinders 18 ,19 and impressioncylinders 20 and 21v of the lower deck of the; press.

15 and 16. are two 'single-width-web-rolls mounted inaxial alinement upon shaft 13; and from whichtwo si leyvidthwebs22" and 23 are delivered or frawnside by side and simultaneously rihted upon by the double-widthdorm-cy inders 24 and 25 and impression-cylinders 26 27 of the upper deck. Each of thefour form-cylinders has inkingrollers 28 29. As shown, thevtwo form-cylin- 5 ders 0t each deck are arranged in series to print upon op osite sides, respectively, of the Web or webs.- .urthermore, each form-cylinder, in addition to being of double widtlr-'i. e., the width of twoforms in an axial direction rco has, as shown, two forms about its periphery. Consequently there are upon eachformcylinder four forms each adapted to print one page of a newspaper. It follows thatpurpose:

' f; paetn'ess of structure, as later pointed'ou't.

the diametenof the spool, so that the cone 32, so than an attendant by gripping the same toward or from the framework 10 may oove 36 in the elongated hub of an ad -.played in newspaper printing .are wound the two rolls to be brought close together.

the two-form cylinders of each deck have a 1 capacity of eight pages, or a total of sixteen 1 pages for the two decks.

The common method of putting a webroll in' place in a press of the general t3 e shown in the drawings is to first secure t is axle or shaft in position through the roll and then elevate the roll and shaft until the ends of the latter engage the bearings in framework 10 and 11. The roll and shaft are then Z adjusted inan axial direction to bring the l web.into proper alinement with the 'rm cylinder. In the drawings I'have shown in conjunction with each of the two shafts 12 and 13 well-known adjusting means for this One description will sufiice.

' 30 are two collars fixed by set-bolts upon the end of shaft 12, which projects beyond framework '10 and forming between them and 1 about the shaft an annular groove 32.

31 is a screw-threaded stud fixed to and pro'jectingfrom framework 10.

39 is a lever having at 33 a universal connection to a stud 34, Figs 1, on framework! '10] A spring-projected pin 94 on lever 32 is adapted to be readily engaged in groove handle end of lever 39 and swinging the axially move the shaft and web-roll until a I second projection or stud 35 on lever 39 is brought into engagement with anannular" pasting hand-wheel 3-7, which latter makes.

With the parts thus engaged turning ofsaid hand-wheel; actuates lever 39 to give the finer adjustment for bringing the shaft and web-roll to the exact position desired.

As is well known, rolls of paper such as em- 'uon hollow meta c spools, which are simp y sections of metallic tubing of uniform diameter without end flanges or other pro.- jeetions. Two such speolsg40 and 41 areshown in Fig. 3 for Web-rolls {15 and 16. 42, Fig. 2, is a ,similar spool fpi' web-roll '14. Referring particular to Fig. 3, '50 is a combined cone and friction wheel, its cone part 51 tightly en aging within the end of spool 40 of web-.rol 15, and its wheel part 52 be-' ing constituted by an annular flange which gives a on p like form to the outer end of the elementand affords lightness and'also com- A cone 58 on shaft 13 engages within and supports the thepend of spool 12 and its roll 15 i1 proper position on said-sh ft. The .flange 59 of cone 58 should not exceed may, as shown in Fig. 3, be driven slightly iv-to the end of the roll to enable the ends of upon web 23, Fig. 1.

Cone-wheel is splined oiffeathered onshaft 13,- 53 being the spline or featlier fixed 'to said shaft; and is fixed against endwise movement by a set-bolt 54. A pin 55, fixed by a set-bolt 56 inanopening in the conewheel, projects at one end into the notch 57, commonly provided at one end, of' web-roll spools. It follows that shaft 13,3cone-wheel '50, and web-roll 15 are interloeked'sothat they must turn together when rotated by the pull of the form and impression cylinders spool 41 'to correspondingly project from the other end of said roll; Gone 60 'is loose'on the shaft 13' to rotate independently thereof j orat a different s eed, with its end face-in-en;

gagement with t e similar face 'of-cone 58,

1 which latter being forced tightly intospool 40 will rotate with web-roll 15, and consequentlyv with shaft I3. At its outer end web-roll 16 is supported upon shaft-13 by a cone-wheel 61,"jpreferably similar to andinterohangeablewith cone-wheel 50. f Pi'n 62;, similar to p'in"55, locks oonewvhe'el 61450 web-roll 1'6, requiring them to earn ttoge'ther when rotated by-the pull upon web 22, Fig. 1. There is no feather or spline, similar to 53, at this end of shaft 13, and instead -:of.a set-bolt,-such as 54,a collar'63, fixed on the shaft 13 bya set-bolt 64, pi'events endwise movement of web-roll 16, cone 60, and cone wheel 61, all ofw-hich are free to rotate on shaft 13 at ;a speed difl'erent from :the -spe ed of rotation thereof. As shown, the coliljri63 engages shaft 13; within the'cupped-end of cone wheel, where it easily accessible.

This conduces to compactness and facilitates the easy application of my improvements to presses-nowin use. Referring arti'cularly 2, the -'dou ble-width we -roll 14 as shown as mounted upon its shaft 12 in the same manner. as sin-- gle-width web-rollglfi ismounted upon shaft 13. A.cone-wheel'70, featheredmnshaft 12, interlocks with the spool (1f-roll1'4','requiring these parts gto turn togetheravhen'rotated by the pull upon web 17, Fig.".1'.- 'K COI BY-I,

similar to'cones 58 and 6 -1, supportsfthe other endof roll 14, and a collar 72, similar to 63, locks the roll dgainst'endwise move-- ment. As shown in Fi 3, the"cy lindrical wall of coi1ewheel -61,- w rich turns on shaft .13, is provided with a longitudinal groove or chan- .nel 80 for receiving lubricant, such as axle-' grease in a semiliquid or plasticcondition. Cone 60 is rovided w th a similar groove 81. (Jone-whee s 50 and 70 and cones 58 and 71 have similar grooves, 1nakiI1gthel n-intei see,

changeable with cone-wheel 61 and cone 60. The cones and cone-wheels not only'support the rolls: upon their shatts, but properlyicen ter the rolls uponsaidshafts. v

It is well known that in presses o'f the gen "eral type shown and described suitable webtensioning means (the function of which is so Tso we'll-known asto require no eiiplanation herein) must be provided for eac web-roll. In the drawings 4: have shown similar web- )tensioning means forecoh roll. The frictionsingle description wheel portion of each of the cone-wheels 50,

fterial, such as leather; vhich-f rnakes con tact with the peripheral surfaceof the wheel portionof the cone wheel. Atjtheirjother ends segments 82 and 83 are connected by a screw linh and. thuinbmut; whereby the iriotional pressure. of these ment'sy-u the wheelmay be regulated h whee {surface is made of such widthas teammate ede;

sired range:

of adjustment of the weoao land shaft ringing theg'web 'into' proper-jaline i merit with'the form-eylinders, as heretofore explained. suitable n eansf other than- ,those. hereing'jshown may be employed for,

' properly tensioning the web of. each roll. Withreference p 'fil', 58,81, 61, 70,-a'nd 71 I have used the. term cone?f. as indicating f the preferred foi'in'of centering and supportin' sleeves .atjthese: points; but anyilother suitable'forr'n of sleeve may be employed.

From theiforegoing description it will be .apparentfthat in the proper operation of the mechanism the formandimpression' c linders, which themselves grip and draw 'rom the .webaolls the paper, upon which they print;Tmustsiniultaneousiydraw from the I two .web'-rolls-15 and- 16 equal lengths of Wb or papeig'or in other words, the webs 22.

' and 23 must be delivered from the rolls and 7 speeds. Asit rarely ife/verhappensthat ftwofqll web-rollsflare of equal diameters, and

advance to the printing mechanism at equal furthermore, as it frequentlyris necessary or desirablefor example, no. the case of two us, of different coloredpaper to Work to ether, tWrIl partially-used rolls or one partia ly-used roll and, one full roll of varying. diameters, it is apparent that the two rolls l and 16 must, as provided for by the mech; anism described, be capable of rotating independently of each other at the same pcriph eral speed, but at diiierent axial speeds. The

1 arrangement of means provided forfindependently'tensioning the webs drawn from anisrn. It is also of importance that the means which admit of the independent feed of the two webs shall enable the web r olls to be mounted and independently rotate with their inner ends in approximate abutment, preferably not in actual contact, but with sufficient intervening space to give a clearance, or, in other words, so close together that either a single double-width web or two single-width webs may be delivered to the same double-width form cylinder or cylinders without 'material or practical difference in the margins leftin the two cases. It. is also of importance that the improved means provided by this invention may be easily in use without material change or reconstruotion and at, minimum expense;v also, that the additional parts necessary are few in number and may be used either for two single-Width rollsor a single double-width roll and u' on any deck of a multideck machine. therimportant features of con- -struction and advantages resulting therefrom not specifically mentioned herein will be apparentto those skilled in the art,

What. claim as new is ,1. a rin-ting-press,the combination of a single 3 aft supported at its ends and adapt-ed to pass axially through two webrolls, and meansfor centering andsupporting the rolls, uponthe shaftso that said rolls are independently rotatable to deliver two webs -side by side, said centering and supporting means including a sleeve or cone on the shaft for the inner end of each roll the opposing faces of said sleeves or cones making mov able contact'with'each other.

a single shaft supported at its ends and adapted to pass axially through two webrolls, two sleeves or cones on the shaft having opposing faces in movable contact said cones engaging in the inner ends of the rolls respectively, two cornbinedsleeve or cone and friction wheels on the shaft the sleeves or cones thereof engaging in the outer ends of the web-rolls respectively, the web-rolls thus ently rotatable to deliver 'two Webs side by side, and independent web-tensioning means the cone-wheels form parts respectively.

3. In a printing-press, the combination of a single shaft for axially supporting tv'vowebrolls so that they are independently rotatable tddeliver two or more webs side by side; means for independently centering and sup porting said rolls upon the shaft? with their 'applied to newspaper-presses now commonly.

2. In a printing-press, the combination of supported upon the shaft being independfor each'web of which the friction-Wheels of' constitute an important feature of the mechabutment to dewebs instead of a liver two single-width double-width formdouble-Width web to a cylindr margins sionin Web 0 well roll.

Without material dill'crcnco in the lett 1n the two cases; and web-twp means independently tcnslonmg the 1 In pastimony whereof I have signed this I speclficatmn 1n the presence of two subscrlb 10 l 111g wltnesses. l FLEMING NEWBOlID.

\Vitnesses: I

REEYF. lADVlS GUSTAVE R T'fiozursox. 

